Word
pyromania
/ˌpairəˈmeiniə/
noun
纵火癖;放火狂
核心释义
精神科用语,指无法自控的纵火冲动,不同于单纯喜欢看火或玩火。
A mental disorder in which someone is obsessed with fire and has an uncontrollable urge to start fires.
- 1.
纵火癖;以对火的痴迷或无法控制的纵火冲动为特征的强迫性障碍。
A compulsive disorder characterized by obsession with fire or uncontrollable urges to start fires.
纵火癖;以对火的痴迷或无法控制的纵火冲动为特征的强迫性障碍。;放火狂;[医] 放火狂
用法In use
After he set three small fires in one week, his doctor said he showed signs of pyromania.
用法提示:pyromania 是名词,作介词 of 的宾语,指无法控制纵火冲动的强迫性障碍。
In her psychology class, she learned that pyromania involves an obsession with fire.
用法提示:pyromania 是名词,作 that 从句的主语,指以痴迷于火为特征的强迫性障碍。
The novel's main character struggles with pyromania and cannot resist the urge to start fires.
用法提示:pyromania 是名词,作介词 with 的宾语,表示难以抗拒纵火冲动这一障碍。
相关词与表达Connections
词族Word family
- pyromanias
- plural
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
心理学/医学用语,指纵火癖这一强迫性障碍;词典收录的复数形式为 pyromanias。
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